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Pope died of stroke, heart failure, coma, Vatican says

The Vatican published the information contained in Pope Francis' death certificate, specifying the causes of his death and contributing factors. The Vatican press office...

Archbishop Broglio’s Statement on Death of Pope Francis

Upon the news from the Holy See announcing the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...

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Global pastor: In word and deed, pope preached mercy, outreach

Pope Francis had managed to give his Easter blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) yesterday and even to ride in the popemobile through the crowd in St...

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Pope on Easter: Jesus' resurrection makes Christians pilgrims of hope

Pope Francis had a brief Easter morning meeting with Vice President JD Vance and then went into St. Peter's Square to give his Easter blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city...

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Christ's light breaks through world's darkness, pope says in vigil message

Though Pope Francis did not preside at the Easter Vigil, his homily was read by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re and called on the faithful to be "a presence of hope" in a...

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Religious freedom, migration on agenda as Vance meets Cardinal Parolin

After attending the Good Friday liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica, Vice President Vance was back at the Vatican for formal talks with the Vatican secretary of state.

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Changing the world demands changing direction, pope writes for Way of Cross

In his Good Friday meditations that were read at Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis warned of a world driven by selfishness and exclusion, calling it a “construction site of...

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Love, not power saves the world, papal preacher says at service with Vance

At the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, the papal preacher underlined the power of love over strength. Among the...

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'Why them and not me,' pope asks after Holy Thursday visit to jail

Pope Francis continued his custom of going to a detention facility of Holy Thursday. Although his ongoing recovery meant he was unable to celebrate Mass, he prayed with...

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Be 'heralds of hope,' pope asks priests in homily for chrism Mass

Pope Francis did not join the cardinals, bishops, priests and faithful in St. Peter's Basilica but sent his homily.